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RussiaCOSMOS 2068NORAD 20553 · launched Apr 1990Military payload
4.49kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M075NORAD 37192 · launched Oct 2010Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 10 min before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 4.47 km at 3 Nov 15:57 UTC.
Closest approach3 Nov 202615:57 UTC
Relative speed12.41 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,413 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed3 Nov15:47 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2068 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M075 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 4.49 km at 2026-11-03 15:57 UTC, at a relative speed of 12.41 km/s. Final forecast, made 10 min before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 4.47 km at 3 Nov 15:57 UTC. Miss distance and time of closest approach are computed by propagating the latest published orbital elements for both objects, and each pass is re-checked every 20 minutes as new element sets are published. See the Satellite Maneuver Tracker for the live picture and space situational awareness for context.

Why it mattersBoth objects are catalogued as payloads. Screening continues as new element sets arrive; operators act on their own conjunction data.

The Two Objects

Dossiers from the satellite directory
COSMOS 2068Payload
NORAD 20553
CountryCIS
Launched1990-04-06
OrbitLEO · 1,414 × 1,463 km
COSPAR1990-029E
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M075Payload
NORAD 37192
CountryGLOB
Launched2010-10-19
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2010-054E
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1413 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1413 km this pass sits in low Earth orbit. Objects here stay up for decades: there is too little atmospheric drag to clean the band naturally. Why crowded bands matter →

History Between This Pair

1 predicted pass under 10 km
Pair history · COSMOS 2068 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M075
2026-11-03 15:574.49 km Final forecast12.41 km/s1,413 kmShown above

Repeat encounters are common for objects in near-intersecting orbital planes. Each pass is re-screened as fresh element sets arrive; "Final forecast" means the screening still predicted it within 45 minutes of its time, "Not re-confirmed" means later screening stopped finding it.

Forecast Record

Every figure published for the pass shown above, newest first. Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.
Computed · figure · predicted time · orbit data · by
7 Nov 01:54 UTC4.47 km Best estimate3 Nov 15:57 UTC3 Nov 15:14 UTCBest estimate
3 Nov 09:13 UTC4.49 km Forecast3 Nov 15:57 UTC2 Nov 21:01 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 23:09 UTC4.51 km Forecast3 Nov 15:57 UTC2 Nov 10:52 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 22:49 UTC5.19 km Forecast3 Nov 15:57 UTC2 Nov 10:52 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.66 km11-04 03:18 UTC
COSMOS 2328GLOBALSTAR M075
3.05 km11-04 01:23 UTC
COSMOS 2328GLOBALSTAR M075
3.23 km11-07 17:43 UTC
COSMOS 2068ITOS 1 (TIROS M)

How These Numbers Are Computed

Miss distance and TCA come from propagating the latest published orbital elements for both objects and searching for the minimum separation over the screening window. Element sets carry kilometre-scale uncertainty, so figures here describe a close pass, not a collision prediction; a change in either object's published elements re-computes the pass automatically. What is a conjunction? → How conjunction assessment works →